1990 Australian Senate election

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1990 Australian Senate elections
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  1987 24 March 1990 1993  

40 of the 76 seats in the Australian Senate
39 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
  Recognise Campaign Fred Chaney Presser.jpg 3x4.svg
Leader Fred Chaney (retired) John Button
Party Liberal/National Coalition Labor
Seats before3432
Seats after3432
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0Steady2.svg 0
Popular vote4,162,6333,813,547
Percentage41.92%38.41%
SwingDecrease2.svg 0.12%Decrease2.svg 4.42%

 Third partyFourth party
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Leader Janine Haines None
Party Democrats Greens
Seats before70
Seats won1
Seats after81
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote1,253,807208,157
Percentage12.63%2.10%
SwingIncrease2.svg 4.15%Increase2.svg 1.66%

Australian Senate elected members, 1990.svg
Senators elected in the 1990 federal election

Leader of the Senate before election

John Button
Labor

Elected Leader of the Senate

John Button
Labor

The following tables show state-by-state results in the Australian Senate at the 1990 federal election. Senators total 31 coalition (29 Liberal, one coalition National, one CLP), 32 Labor, one WA Green, three non-coalition National, eight Democrats, and one independent. [1] Senator terms are six years (three for territories), and took their seats from 1 July 1990, except the territories who took their seats immediately.

Contents

Australia

Senate (STV GV) — 1990–93 — Turnout 95.81% (CV) — Informal 3.40%
1990 Australian Senate.svg
PartyVotes %SwingSeats wonSeats heldChange
  Liberal–National joint ticket2,429,55224.47+10.715N/AN/A
  Liberal 1,445,87214.56–6.411229Increase2.svg2
  National 258,1642.604.4914Decrease2.svg2
  Country Liberal 29,0450.29+0.0811Steady2.svg
Liberal–National coalition 4,162,63341.92–0.121934Steady2.svg
  Labor 3,813,54738.414.421532Steady2.svg
  Democrats 1,253,80712.63+4.1558Increase2.svg 1
  Greens [lower-alpha 1] 208,1572.10+1.6611Increase2.svg 1
  Nuclear Disarmament [lower-alpha 2] 38,0790.38–0.71Decrease2.svg 1
  Independents [lower-alpha 3] 29,9740.30–1.591Decrease2.svg 1
Total9,929,765  4076
Invalid/blank votes349,0653.40–0.64
Turnout10,728,83095.81
Registered voters10,728,131
Source: Federal Elections 1990

New South Wales

Elected#SenatorParty
1990
19901 Stephen Loosley  Labor
19902 Bronwyn Bishop  Liberal
19903 Bruce Childs  Labor
19904 David Brownhill  National
19905 Vicki Bourne  Democrats
19906 Suzanne West  Labor
1987
19871 Kerry Sibraa  Labor
19872 Michael Baume  Liberal
19873 John Faulkner  Labor
19874 Peter Baume  Liberal
19875 Graham Richardson  Labor
19876 Paul McLean  Democrats
1990 Australian federal election: Senate, New South Wales
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 476,878
Labor 1. Stephen Loosley (elected 1)
2. Bruce Childs (elected 3)
3. Sue West (elected 6)
4. John McCarthy
1,356,43040.6-1.8
Coalition 1. Bronwyn Bishop (Lib) (elected 2)
2. David Brownhill (Nat) (elected 4)
3. Chris Puplick (Lib)
4. Geoffrey Anderson (Lib)
1,280,38238.4-2.0
Democrats 1. Vicki Bourne (elected 5)
2. Karin Sowada
3. William Cole
4. Dorothy Thompson
393,52111.8+2.7
Call to Australia 1. Kevin Hume
2. John Everingham
69,7442.1-1.3
Green Alliance 1. Ian Cohen
2. Christopher Kirkbright
3. Sue Arnold
4. Jo Faith
5. Jane Beckmann
64,5832.0+2.0
Independent EFF 1. George Turner
2. Alan Gourley
3. Bill Garing
4. Jim Shanks
5. Dallas Clarnette
6. June Smith
63,3781.9+1.9
Nuclear Disarmament 1. Robert Wood
2. Samantha Trenoweth
34,7651.0-0.5
Environment Inds 1. Irina Dunn
2. Peter Prineas
3. Harry Recher
27,0460.8+0.8
Grey Power 1. Robert Clark
2. Theo Hetterscheid
3. Walter Radimey
18,0680.5+0.5
New Australia 1. Oscar Landicho
2. Onsy Mattar
3. Len Hajjar
4. Sam Ressitis
5. Reginaldo Conti
6. Warren Rogan
8,3320.2+0.2
Citizens Electoral Council 1. Lex Stewart
2. Leone Hay
3. John Doran
7,1290.2+0.2
Greens 1. Daniela Reverberi
2. Jenys Newton
4,8260.1-0.9
Group L1. Colin Wilson
2. Glenn Wilson
3,8460.1+0.1
Group C1. Ian Murphy
2. Anne Murphy
2,2010.1+0.1
Group D1. Alan Wilkinson1,5830.1+0.1
Independent Zero-Population Growth9240.00.0
Independent Lord Rolo 3520.00.0
Independent Abraham Lincoln2080.00.0
Independent Ian Monk2030.00.0
Independent Bill Smith1500.00.0
Independent Bob Sutherland1310.00.0
Independent John Henshaw1240.00.0
Independent Peter Consadine710.00.0
Independent Evalds Erglis630.00.0
Independent Harry Hnoudakis370.00.0
Independent Reen Dixon280.00.0
Independent Gene Pierson 170.00.0
Total formal votes3,338,14295.8+0.7
Informal votes145,4294.2-0.7
Turnout 3,483,57195.9+1.4

Victoria

Elected#SenatorParty
1990
19901 Richard Alston  Liberal
19902 Robert Ray  Labor
19903 Kay Patterson  Liberal
19904 Barney Cooney  Labor
19905 Rod Kemp  Liberal
19906 Sid Spindler  Democrats
1987
19871 John Button  Labor
19872 Austin Lewis  Liberal
19873 Janet Powell  Democrats
19874 Gareth Evans  Labor
19875 Jim Short  Liberal
19876 Olive Zakharov  Labor
1990 Australian federal election: Senate, Victoria
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 368,503
Coalition 1. Richard Alston (Lib) (elected 1)
2. Kay Patterson (Lib) (elected 3)
3. Rod Kemp (Lib) (elected 5)
4. Julian McGauran (Nat)
5. Peter Coatman (Lib)
6. Severn Clarke (Lib)
1,149,17044.5+3.2
Labor 1. Robert Ray (elected 2)
2. Barney Cooney (elected 4)
3. Kim Carr
4. Carole Marple
5. Roger Lowrey
938,24536.4-7.6
Democrats 1. Sid Spindler (elected 6)
2. Jill O'Brien
3. Hans Paas
4. Christine Craik
365,37614.2+5.7
Call to Australia 1. Al Watson
2. George Khoury
29,6081.1-0.1
Greens 1. Ken McGregor
2. Alf Bamblett
3. Pauline Scott
23,4200.9+0.9
Against Further Immigration 1. Denis McCormack
2. Robyn Spencer
19,4390.7+0.7
Environment Inds 1. Gordon McQuilten
2. Claire McLeod
16,6550.6+0.6
Pensioner 1. Neil McKay
2. Fred Grant
15,4470.6-0.1
Democratic Labour 1. Robert Semmel
2. Jean Taylor
14,7440.6-1.5
Group F1. Peter Robinson
2. John Giltinan
3,9030.1+0.1
Independent Athol Guy 2,0230.1+0.1
Independent Chris Vassis7280.00.0
Independent Mabel Cardinal2270.00.0
Independent Joe Toscano 2150.00.0
Independent Deborah Goudappel1190.00.0
Independent Edward Fraser890.00.0
Independent Don Meggs820.00.0
Independent James Bernard300.00.0
Total formal votes2,579,52096.4+0.4
Informal votes96,1713.6-0.4
Turnout 2,675,69196.2+0.9

Queensland

Elected#SenatorParty
1990
19901 Gerry Jones  Labor
19902 Ian Macdonald  Liberal
19903 Bryant Burns  Labor
19904 John Herron  Liberal
19905 Ron Boswell  National
19906 Cheryl Kernot  Democrats
1987
19871 Margaret Reynolds  Labor
19872 Flo Bjelke-Petersen  National
19873 David MacGibbon  Liberal
19874 Mal Colston  Labor
19875 Bill O'Chee  National
19876 Warwick Parer  Liberal
1990 Australian federal election: Senate, Queensland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 239,121
Labor 1. Gerry Jones (elected 1)
2. Bryant Burns (elected 3)
3. John Black
4. Greg Vicary
653,07039.0-3.0
Liberal 1. Ian Macdonald (elected 2)
2. John Herron (elected 4)
3. Carmel Harper
490,52329.3+11.3
National 1. Ron Boswell (elected 5)
2. Glen Sheil
3. Beth Honeycombe
4. Jim Mason
227,69613.6-15.1
Democrats 1. Cheryl Kernot (elected 6)
2. Tony Walters
3. Brian Stockwell
4. John Brown
209,03012.5+5.0
Environment Inds 1. Peter James
2. John Jones
30,9671.8+1.8
Democratic Socialist 1. Maurice Sibelle
2. Karen Fletcher
26,3001.6+1.6
Call to Australia 1. Rona Joyner
2. Wilfred Blake
3. Bernice King
4. Ross Maclean
18,4691.1+1.1
Grey Power 1. Ron Alford
2. Felix Cernovs
9,2370.5+0.5
Conservative 1. Sydney Volker
2. Loraine Morrison
4,4140.3+0.3
Group F1. Barry Weedon
2. Margaret Crompton
2,5640.1+0.1
Independent Vincent Burke9460.1+0.1
Independent Steve Demetriou6130.00.0
Independent Clemens Vermeulen2500.00.0
Independent Mark Cresswell1170.00.0
Total formal votes1,674,19697.5+0.6
Informal votes42,1122.5-0.6
Turnout 1,716,30895.1+2.6

Western Australia

Elected#SenatorParty
1990
19901 Noel Crichton-Browne  Liberal
19902 Jim McKiernan  Labor
19903 John Panizza  Liberal
19904 Michael Beahan  Labor
19905 Winston Crane  Liberal
19906 Jo Vallentine  WA Greens
1987
19871 Peter Walsh  Labor
19872 Ian Campbell  Liberal
19873 Patricia Giles  Labor
19874 Peter Durack  Liberal
19875 Peter Cook  Labor
19876 Sue Knowles  Liberal
1990 Australian federal election: Senate, Western Australia
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 129,729
Liberal 1. Noel Crichton-Browne (elected 1)
2. John Panizza (elected 3)
3. Winston Crane (elected 5)
4. Bernie Masters
392,82043.3+4.2
Labor 1. Jim McKiernan (elected 2)
2. Michael Beahan (elected 4)
3. Mark Bishop
4. John Cowdell
304,63233.5-9.6
Democrats 1. Jean Jenkins
2. Richard Jeffreys
3. Barbara Churchward
85,3249.4+3.7
Greens WA 1. Jo Vallentine (elected 6)
2. Christabel Bridge
3. Gladys Yarran
76,3818.4+3.6
National 1. Michael Jardine
2. Brian English
3. Josephine Walton
26,8013.0-2.5
Grey Power 1. Doug Ratcliffe
2. Jack Webb
8,7811.0+1.0
Democratic Socialist 1. Catherine Brown
2. Kylie Budge
4,8830.5+0.5
Conservative 1. Brady Williams
2. Charles Bussell
3. Laurence Molloy
2,9670.3+0.3
Pensioner 1. Maureen Grierson
2. Gordon Munn
2,7880.3+0.3
Independent Phillip Achurch1,0400.1+0.1
Independent Mitchell Faircloth9580.1+0.1
Independent Barbara Stark5140.1+0.1
Independent Ted Quinlan2090.00.0
Total formal votes908,09897.1+0.4
Informal votes26,7332.9-0.4
Turnout 934,83195.1+0.7

South Australia

Elected#SenatorParty
1990
19901 Robert Hill  Liberal
19902 Rosemary Crowley  Labor
19903 John Coulter  Democrats
19904 Baden Teague  Liberal
19905 Chris Schacht  Labor
19906 Grant Chapman  Liberal
1987
19871 Dominic Foreman  Labor
19872 John Olsen  Liberal
19873 Meg Lees  Democrats
19874 Nick Bolkus  Labor
19875 Amanda Vanstone  Liberal
19876 Graham Maguire  Labor
1990 Australian federal election: Senate, South Australia
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 129,732
Liberal 1. Robert Hill (elected 1)
2. Baden Teague (elected 4)
3. Grant Chapman (elected 6)
4. Ivan Venning
376,07342.6+0.1
Labor 1. Rosemary Crowley (elected 2)
2. Chris Schacht (elected 5)
3. Gay Thompson
4. Jim Hyde
337,13737.1-7.5
Democrats 1. John Coulter (elected 3)
2. Graham Pamount
3. Judy Smith
4. Pat Macaskill
149,15816.3+8.5
Green Alliance 1. Deborah White
2. Philippa Skinner
3. Colin Hunt
19,4992.1+1.2
Call to Australia 1. David Squirrell
2. Colin Sinclair
18,7012.1+2.1
National 1. Neville Agars
2. Gary Hamdorf
3,6670.4-3.1
Grey Power Jack Holder1,5140.2+0.2
Group B1. Tania Mykyta
2. Lizz Higgins
1,0910.1+0.1
Group F1. F Rieck
2. Heather Shephard
9280.1+0.1
Independent Anastasios Giannouklas1870.00.0
Independent Jack King1680.00.0
Total formal votes908,12397.5+1.3
Informal votes23,4382.5-1.3
Turnout 931,56196.4+1.9

Tasmania

Elected#SenatorParty
1990
19901 Jocelyn Newman  Liberal
19902 Nick Sherry  Labor
19903 John Watson  Liberal
19904 John Devereux  Labor
19905 Paul Calvert  Liberal
19906 Robert Bell  Democrats
1987
19871 Michael Tate  Labor
19872 Brian Archer  Liberal
19873 Brian Harradine  Independent
19874 John Coates  Labor
19875 Shirley Walters  Liberal
19876 Terry Aulich  Labor
1990 Australian federal election: Senate, Tasmania
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 41,614
Liberal 1. Jocelyn Newman (elected 1)
2. John Watson (elected 3)
3. Paul Calvert (elected 5)
128,37444.1+5.4
Labor 1. Nick Sherry (elected 2)
2. John Devereux (elected 4)
3. Jacquie Murphy
4. Sue Mackay
120,19541.3+0.5
Democrats 1. Robert Bell (elected 6)
2. Sarah Hancock
22,8887.8+1.1
United Tasmania 1. Michael Lynch
2. Juliet Lavers
3. Joan Staples
4. Eva Ruzicka
14,1604.9+4.9
Democratic Socialist 1. Kath Gelber
2. Scott Lewington
4,9571.8+1.8
Independent John Gademski7180.3+0.3
Total formal votes291,29296.9+0.7
Informal votes9,3003.1-0.7
Turnout 300,59296.9+0.5

Australian Capital Territory

Elected#SenatorParty
1990
19901 Bob McMullan  Labor
19902 Margaret Reid  Liberal
1990 Australian federal election, Senate, Australian Capital Territory
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 53,891
Labor Bob McMullan (elected 1)66,49541.1-8.8
Liberal 1. Margaret Reid (elected 2)
2. Roger Dace
58,08236.0+2.0
Democrats 1. Norm Sanders
2. Jenny McLeod
28,51017.6+7.4
Greens 1. Hedley Rowe
2. Michael Poole
5,2883.3+3.3
Nuclear Disarmament 1. Michael Denborough
2. Jan Grech
2,1171.3-3.8
Independent Maggie Kennedy7690.5+0.5
Independent Max Minius3120.2+0.2
Independent Ralph Schroder980.1+0.1
Total formal votes161,67197.6-0.1
Informal votes3,9052.4+0.1
Turnout 165,57696.2+1.7

Northern Territory

Elected#SenatorParty
1990
19901 Bob Collins  Labor
19902 Grant Tambling  CLP
1990 Australian federal election: Senate, Northern Territory
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 22,908
Labor 1. Bob Collins (elected 1)
2. Di Shanahan
37,34354.3+4.0
Country Liberal 1. Grant Tambling (elected 2)
2. Richard Lim
29,04542.2+9.7
Nuclear Disarmament Citizen Limbo1,1971.7+1.7
Independent Ilana Eldridge1,1381.7+1.7
Total formal votes68,72397.2+0.9
Informal votes1,9772.8-0.9
Turnout 70,70089.5+9.6

See also

Notes

  1. There was no federal Australian Greens party at this election. The Greens total includes Greens Western Australia (76,381 and elected one senator), NSW Green Alliance (64,583), Victorian Greens (23,420), Greens South Australia (19,499), United Tasmania Group (14,160), ACT Green Democratic Alliance (5,288), Greens New South Wales (4,826) and Australian Gruen (4,826).
  2. The election of Nuclear Disarmament Senator Robert Wood was void. Irina Dunn was declared elected in his place but was expelled from the party and served out the remainder of her term as an independent.
  3. Jo Vallentine had been re-elected in 1987 as an independent however she joined the Greens for this election. The sitting independent was Brian Harradine.

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